BILL OF £8,363 FOR LIGHTERS.
FOR STAR OF CANADA. <07 Teleinph.—Prew Aiiodatlon.} Gisborne, September 19. Tlie .Supreme Court is occupied with a case of considerable interest. The Tysei Line,. Ltd., and John Mann Hart, master of tliPs.B. Star of Canada, aro the plaintiffs, and the Gisborne Slicep Farmers' Frozen Meat Company, Ltd., the defendants. Tho claim is for J85821 and interest, the'Jiniount of alleged overcharge for in''corincction with >tho salvaging of frozen meat from tho stranded steamer Star of Canada. The total amount paid for lighterage was '.£8363, and plaintiffs claim that the amount, according to the Gisborne rates, should lmve been .£2539. Tho defence seta up that tho charges were fair, considering, the nature of tho work, tho men receiving up to is. pei hour, aifd that the charges were practice oily agreed to.
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1550, 20 September 1912, Page 4
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135BILL OF £8,363 FOR LIGHTERS. Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1550, 20 September 1912, Page 4
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